Shades of Bud Powell

Shades of Bud Powell
Studio album by
Herb Robertson Brass Ensemble
Released1988
RecordedJanuary & March 1988
RPM Sound Studios, New York City
GenreJazz
Length44:40
LabelJMT
JMT 834 420
ProducerStefan F. Winter
Herb Robertson chronology
X-Cerpts: Live at Willisau
(1986) 		Shades of Bud Powell
(1988) 		Certified
(1991)

Shades of Bud Powell is the third solo album by trumpeter Herb Robertson. Featuring compositions by pianist Bud Powell arranged for a brass ensemble, the album was recorded in 1988 and released on the JMT label.[1]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Michael G. Nastos states, "Extraordinary date from this trumpeter and the All-Star Sextet on an all-Powell program, creatively arranged. Excellent beyond words".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Bud Powell except as indicated

  1. "Un Poco Loco" - 5:37
  2. "I'll Keep Loving You" - 6:54
  3. "Hallucinations" - 9:41
  4. "Glass Enclosure" - 5:29
  5. "The Fruit" - 4:30
  6. "Shades of Bud" (Herb Robertson) - 12:29

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Herb Robertson discography, accessed September 30, 2014
  2. ^ a b Nastos, M. G., Allmusic Review accessed September 30, 2014
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1222. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.